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Pope Leo’s lung surgery successfully completed, Vatican says

Pope Leo’s surgery on Tuesday to remove a small growth on one of his lungs went successfully and as planned, the Vatican said, about seven hours after the pontiff was hospitalised for the first major health issue of his 17-month tenure. Leo, 71, was treated at Rome’s Gemelli hospital for the removal of the small nodule, which the pontiff said on Sunday had been spotted early during a recent…

Pope Leo’s lung surgery successfully completed, Vatican says

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